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warble

1

[ wawr-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

warbled, warbling.
  1. to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments:

    The canary warbled most of the day.

  2. to yodel.
  3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.


verb (used with object)

warbled, warbling.
  1. to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
  2. to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.

noun

  1. a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
  2. the act of warbling.

warble

2

[ wawr-buhl ]

noun

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
  2. a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly.

warble

1

/ ˈ·Éɔ˲úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments
  2. tr to utter in a song
  3. another word for yodel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of warbling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

warble

2

/ ˈ·Éɔ˲úÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly
  2. a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹°ù²ú±ô±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É²¹°ùb±ô±ð»å adjective
  • un··É²¹°ùb±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warble1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun werble, warble “a tune,†from Old North French, from Germanic; compare Old High German werbel “something that turnsâ€

Origin of warble2

First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain; compare Middle Swedish varbulde “b´Ç¾±±ôâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warble1

C14: via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish ³ó·É¾±°ù²ú¾±±ôÅ²Ô (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind; see whirl

Origin of warble2

C16: of uncertain origin
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De Veer’s version of the theme eventually made it on-air for the inaugural season of “White Lotus†in 2021 and — thanks in part to its famous warbled war cries — quickly became a hit among fans.

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Handel delights in the blaring trumpet, the warbling flute, the miracle of harmony, the capacity of music to tame the savage beast and offer revelations of the beyond.

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Sister Megan warbles softly at first, before putting the full might of her lungs and vocal cords behind the melody and lyrics.

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By spotlighting her child’s untrained warble, Perry is attempting to demonstrate the human stakes of that undertaking while showing us that, as a record maker, she’s living by her own advice.

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“We’d like to thank everyone for being here tonight,†he said in a muffled warble.

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